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CHE115

Chemistry and Contemporary Society

Dr. Bruce Burnham/Fobare

Name:_____________________________

Topics in Chemistry Article #4: Diacetyl Exacerbates Amyloid Toxicity

A. Reading questions (5 points each):

1. What chapters in the book covers the concepts discussed in the article? What are the chemicals and chemical concepts discussed in the article?

2. How is diacetyl normally used?

3. What happened to workers exposed to diacetyl in the production of microwave popcorn?

4. What is an amyloid protein?

5. What role do amyloid proteins have in Alzheimer’s disease?

B. Pose one question to ask in the discussion about the article (20 points).

C. Cite literature read in addition to the article presented (20 points).

D. From your reading cited above, which reference(s) provided you with the most current, and detailed discussion(s) on diacetyl and amyloid proteins? (15 points)

E. In-class discussion (15 points).

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